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12286 (v.4) Mechatronic Project 223
  
Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |  
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |  
Credits: | 12.5 |  
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |  
Laboratory: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |  
Prerequisite(s): |     12703 (v.2) Engineering Programming 104  or any previous version 
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    307301 (v.1) Engineering Programming 106  or any previous version 
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12706 (v.2) Electrical Circuits 104  or any previous version 
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  | Using problem-based learning methods, this unit covers the relevant practical skills necessary to design, construct, program, test and fully describe a computer controlled machine that must satisfy specific performance objectives.  Lecture topics include- conceptual designa dn visualisation, mechanical construction, power supply design, optoisolation, microcontroller programming and chip downloading, sensor interfacing and calibration, 'master-slave' communications between networked computers, protocol programming, hardware and software debugging, experimentation, performance testing, report writing and design documentation. |  
 
 Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External |  | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |   |   |   
 
Area External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |  
Central External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |  
 
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